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Subject: 
Re: All plastic track
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains
Date: 
Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:09:22 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Patrick S. O'Donnell wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Jake McKee wrote:
> 
> > 
> > But I don't pretend to think that I should be defining the usage of L Gauge
> > - I'd actually turn this question back on the community... what do y'all
> > think?
> > 
> > Jake¬
> > ---¬
> > Jake McKee¬
> > Community Liaison¬
> > LEGO Community Team¬
> 
> Here's one idea...
> 
> Origin'L' for metal tracked model trains
> 
> and
> 
> 'L'Cheapo for the plastic tracked play trains.
> 
> 
> -Patrick


My thoughts are since both the metal rail and plastic rail are nearly identical
other than the conducting rails that they are both deserving of being called
L-gauge. However since there could be some confusion I would suggest adding the
words hobby or play somewhere in the description.

Example

L-gauge, hobby
L-gauge, play
Or

Hobby, L-gauge
Play,  L-gauge

Also just for the record. I do not believe that making the track plastic instead
of metal makes it cheap looking. I truly hope that the new lower price points
that the plastic track will provide will allow more kids the chance to play with
a building system that is truly different from any other. The truth is if the
play train idea is a success it will only help our hobby grow.



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  Re: All plastic track
 
(...) I agree with you, and I think it will look more "classic". The vast majority of my track is already plastic for the old battery train and this is the only one I run at my house. Electrified track is for the girls who like to see how much juice (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: All plastic track
 
(...) Here's one idea... Origin'L' for metal tracked model trains and 'L'Cheapo for the plastic tracked play trains. -Patrick (21 years ago, 21-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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